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Samsung’s brand-new Google Meet for teachers adds feature

update transforms smart fridge to automatically transcribe lessons

into television oogle Meet has received an ously, Google gave Workspace users
automatic transcription fea-
two options for creating livestreams.
Gture for educators signed up While one limits the audience
amsung has announced the re- Samsung’s latest electronic ven- to Google’s Workspace for Education to only 500 people within an organi-
lease of a new update in the ture also comes with a unique art Plus and Teaching and Learning Up- zation, another gives users the ability
Scategory of Family Hub refriger- mode with users of Family Hub get- grade plans to create live stream events for up to
ators which brings in the Samsung TV ting access to an application named According to The Verge, the text- 100,000 people who are a part of the
Plus, an ad-supported live TV service Art Gallery which transforms the based documents should take up less same Workspace. This update should
to the fridges. In addition, these tele- screen of the television device into a space than a full recording for edu- give more people the chance to tune
vision-cum-fridges have a tablet built form of art. cators looking to store or share their in since livestreaming to YouTube
inside them as well. The screen has a plethora of co- past lessons and may also make it easi- means anyone can watch (unless the
The company revealed that the lours and hosts a bezel-less design er to review, search through, and send video’s made private).
new update will be launched in July that helps in blending the art into lessons to students. Google has also Outside of Meet, there’s also a
on the list of the Family Hub 2.0 mod- the door of the fridge, reported The brought polls and Q&A sessions to new Screencast app that Google has
els at Bespoke Home’s second annual Verge. What’s more, fun is that a user teachers who use Meet to livestream said is built into ChromeOS as part of
event on Tuesday, as reported by The can customize the colour according to their lessons, potentially opening up its M103 update. This allows teach-
Verge. However, the option of live TV their own preferences. The launch of more opportunities for interactivity. ers to record, trim, transcribe, and
will only be available in Korea and the this distinctive Art Gallery will not re- These features were already available share on-screen lessons while giving
US. In terms of features, Samsung’s quire any subscription. in standard meetings but not during students the opportunity to re-watch
smart fridge users can watch televi- Apart from the above features, livestreams. lessons from Google Drive and create
sion on the already attached touch- the Samsung has also improved the The company has expanded the their own videos with the screen-re-
screen on the fridge. Further, another fridge’s in-built camera technology reach of Meet livestreams as well, cording tool.
interesting aspect of the device is that which enables users to scan the items because it now allows schools to As per The Verge, Google noted
both Amazon’s Alexa accompanied put inside and suggest relevant reci- livestream events, like school board that teachers can also use Screencast to
by Samsung’s Bixby voice co-habit in pes on the touchscreen, according to meetings or assemblies, directly to draw or write on the video if they’re us-
the fridge, reported The Verge. the ingredients those items contain. YouTube, reported the outlet. Previ- ing a Chromebook with a touchscreen.

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